Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lillydale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lillydale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lillydale
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Lillydale:
- 36.615897, -85.294406
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lillydale
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Lillydale is near Cumberland County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lillydale ...
We found three communities that share the name Lillydale.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Lillydale.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Monroe County
- This Lillydale is located in Monroe County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lillydale that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Lillydale.
- Wyoming County
- This Lillydale is located in Wyoming County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km] to the east northeast of the Lillydale that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Lillydale.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lillydale ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Eagle Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
- Eagle Creek is located in Overton County
- Fox Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Springs
- Fox Springs is located in Clay County
- Green Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Green Grove is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Hobart
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Huntersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Huntersville is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Overton County
- Kettle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Long Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Long Ridge is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Love Lady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ozone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Pea Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Plain Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Grove
- Plain Grove is located in Pickett County
- Star Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Point
- Star Point is located in Pickett County
- Willow Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in Clay County
- Wolf River Dock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf River Dock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf River Dock
- Wolf River Dock is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Ozone
How Far From Lillydale to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lillydale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Lillydale once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Lillydale and extending to:
- Celina, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lillydale to Celina, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 477 miles [767.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,934 miles [7,940.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clay County: www.dalehollowlake.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lillydale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lillydale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6159, Longitude: -85.2944 In this case, the coordinates for Lillydale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lillydale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Lillydale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.893 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.818 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.939 degrees. |